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ERIC Number: ED598963
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 20
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Hidden in Plain Sight - Dementia and Learning Disability. Need2Know
Burke, Christine; Macdonald, Millie; Dodd, Karen; Satinsky, Emily; Kousoulis, Antonis
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
This report highlights how more that a million of people with learning disabilities have become invisible in national dementia policy. People with a learning disability are three times more likely to develop dementia than the rest of the population. But a review of current government strategy has revealed that their needs are barely mentioned. It is vital that 1.4 million people in Britain, identified as having a learning disability, are not invisible. We want to work with policy makers and services to make sure their needs are clearly recognised and they are provided with appropriate and targeted support as they age and if they develop Dementia. [The report is written in partnership with the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG), MacIntyre Charity, and Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.]
Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. Sea Containers House 20 Upper Ground, London, SE1 9QB, UK. Tel: +44-20-7803-1100; Fax: +44-20-7803-1111; e-mail: customerservices@mhf.org.uk; Web site: http://www.learningdisabilities.org.uk
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mental Health Foundation (United Kingdom), Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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